A New York City man claimed a credit reporting agency falsely reported he had no financial history because his first name is God.

According to the New York Post, God Gazarov of Brooklyn stated in a lawsuit Equifax refused to correct its system to recognize his name as legitimate.

He stated an Equifax customer service representative even suggested he change his name to resolve the issue. Gazarov, 26, is a Russian native who is named after his grandfather, owns a Brighton Beach jewelry store and is a graduate of Brooklyn College.

He said he has high scores with two other major credit agencies.

Of course he does. Would you want to give “God” a bad credit rating? I mean, you know what’s gonna happen, right? That big elevator won’t take you up, but straight down.

n Don’t shed any tears for a crocodile that was captured wandering outside a pet store at a Northern California shopping mall.

California Fish and Wildlife officials took custody of the croc, are feeding it rainbow trout and will likely donate it to a zoo.

Police said the crocodile was apparently left outside the Roseville store by someone who didn’t want it anymore.

The animal had grown to 4-feet long, and its jaws were wrapped shut with heavy-duty tape.

There was a note identifying it as a Nile crocodile and requesting someone “call rescue.”

Police said no one was hurt Wednesday when the animal was picked up with the help of a catch pole typically used to nab stray dogs.

n A North Carolina man who sucked an unwilling woman’s toes inside a Wal-Mart has been sentenced to 60 days in jail. Michael Anthony Brown apologized for his actions during his court appearance Thursday. He was convicted of assault, but a judge agreed to subtract the three weeks Brown spent behind bars from the sentence.

Police said Brown, 31, told the victim he was a podiatry student and asked her to try on shoes for him in the shoe department of the Wal-Mart in Lincolnton last month.

Investigators said Brown eventually stuck the woman’s foot in his mouth and sucked on her toes, then offered to pay for her groceries after she appeared outraged. Brown was apprehended at his home in Concord and turned over to Lincolnton police.